Article holder for attachment to automobile visors



N TTACHMENT ILE vzrsonsl K. L. HANSO ARTICLE HOLDER FOR A TO AUTOMOBFiled Sept.' 6,

Nov. 16, 1948.

lINVE NTOR KENNETH L.HANSON ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 162 1948 UNITEDSTATES PATENT ori-ICE ARTICLE HOLDER FOR ATTACHMENT TO AUTOMOBILE VISORSlKenneth Lyle Hanson, Minneapolis, Minn. Application September 6,. 1947,Serial No. 772,547 l Claims. (Cl. Zhi-42.4.2)

My invention relates to article holders and particularly to an articleholder adapted to be attached to the glare shield of a motor vehicle.

An object of the invention resides in providing a holder adapted, inconjunction with the glare shield, to form pockets for the reception ofvarious articles.

Another object of, the invention resides in providing an article holderof flexible material comprising an elongated envelope having front andrear walls joined along their bottom and end portions and open at thetop for the reception of the glare shield.

A still further object of the invention resides in providing theenvelope with an elastic portion or band extending about the upperportion of the same and adapted to embrace the glare shieldlongitudinally thereof to hold the articles within the pockets and tohold the upper edge of the envelope in place relative to theglareshield.

An object of the invention resides in providing means for attaching theenvelope at its lower edge to the glare shield without altering ordefacing the glare shield.

A still further object of the invention resides in using elastic strapsfor encircling the glare shield transversely thereof to attach theenvelope Lat its lower edge to said glare shield.

Other objects of the invention reside in the novel combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterillustrated and/or described.

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Fig. l. is a front elevational view of a glare shield illustratinganembodiment oi my invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on line i t--t of Fig. 1 anddrawn to an enlarged scale.

For the purpose of illustrating the application of my invention I haveshown in the drawing an ordinary glare shield ID. This glare shieldcomprises an elongated body. ll, plate like in form, said body beingcovered by means of a covering l2 of any suitable material which servesto protect said body and to enhance the appearance of the same. The saidglare shield It has attached to it the usual bracket it which swivels ina head It pivoted conventionally on a mounting It secured to the motorvehicle.

The invention proper comprises an envelope lli constructed of flexiblematerial such as fabric, plastic, rubber or the like. This envelope ithas a, iront wall Il and a rear wall it joined at the bottom of saidenvelope by a connecting portion it, said walls being connected alongtheir end portions as by seams ZI.

The envelope it, as best shown in Fig. 2, is open at the top andextending along the upper por-'- tions of the front and rear Walls Iland I8 is a hem 22, which in the case of fabric mayl be formed byturning back the upper marginal portion of the Vvmaterial from which thewalls I1 and I8 are formed and stitching the same to the said wallsalong lines 23. Within said hem 22 is a band 24 of rubber or otherelastic material. The envelope I6 is of dimensions enabling it to befrslipped open end foremost over the glare shield Ill and to fit about andhug the same when applied thereto. When the envelope is applied to theglare shield, the band 24 holds the open end of the envelope closed andholds the walls Il and I8 from drooping relative to the glare shield.

For securing the envelope I6 to the glare shield I0, two identicalattaching members 25 and 2li are employed. Each of said members 25 and26 consists vof a strap 2l preferably constructed of rubber or othersuitable elastic material. Said strap 21 is of a length to fit about theglare shield It as shown in Fig. l. A sheath 28, preferably constructedof the same material as the envelope i6, envelops and protects saidstrap. This sheath 28 is stitched, as at 29, to the connecting portionI9 of the envelope It, whereby said strap 2l becomes connected orattached to the envelope i6 at the lowermost portion of the same.

In the use of the invention, the envelope It is turned inside outexposing the straps 25 and 2t. These straps are then stretched andapplied endwise to the glare shield lll by sliding the same along saidglare shield until they occupy the positions shown in Fig. l. Theenvelope I6 is then righted and slipped up over the glare shield lll,the band 2t being stretched in this operation and brought into positionrelative to said glare shield, as shown in Fig. l. When the envelope I6is thus applied to the glare shield Iii, a pocket 3l is formed betweenth-e glare shield and the front wall I'I of said envelope, and anotherpocket 32 is formed between the rear wall lli and said glare shield lll.These pockets 3l, t2 are both closed by the band 2t which gathers thematerial of the hem 22 snugly about the glare shield proper. Articlesmay now be inserted into either or both of the pockets 3| and t2, theband 2d being further stretched insuch operation. Thereafter, said band2li acts to hold the articles in said pockets when the articles protrudefrom the pockets 3l, t2, said band 2li causes the hem 22 to engage sucharticles and hold them securely pocketed.

The advantages of the invention are manifest. The device can be appliedto a glare shield quickly and without tools or other implements. Myimproved article holder can be applied to the glare shield withoutalteration or reconstruction there-l of. With rny invention the envelopecan be made to fit various types and sizes of glare shields. The twopockets formed are adapted to be closed by means of the elastic bandused, thus retaining the article within the pockets. Long arttclesextending partly out of the pockets are held in position by means `ofsaid band. My invention can be constructed economically and can be madeto correspond indesign, color and material with the glare shield withwhich the device is to be used.

Although my invention preferably contemplates the employment of elasticstraps, las above described, for securing the envelope I6 at its lowerportion to the lower edge of the glare shield l0, it will be'readilyappreciated that non-elastic straps, tie-strings or clips may be usedfor such purpose. And other changes in the specic form of my invention,as herein described, may be made within the scope of what is claimedwithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, wh-at I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

1. An article holder for application to a glare shield, said holdercomprising an envelope open at the top for the reception of the glareshield, attaching means for attaching the envelope to the glare shieldand secured to the envelope at the lowermost portion of the same, saidattaching` means being removably fastened to said glare shield.

2. An article holder for application to a glare shield, said holdercomprising an elongated envelope having a front Wall and rear wall,connec tions between said walls along the end and bottom edgesvof theenvelope, said envelope being open at the top for the reception of theglare shield and forming therewith a'front pocket between said'frontwall and said glare shield and a rear pocket between said rear wall andsaid glare shield, and attaching means for attaching the envelope to theglare shield secured to the envelope at the lowermost portion of thesame, said attaching means being removably `:fastened to said glareshield.

3. An article holder for application to a glare shield, said holdercomprising an elongated envelope having a front wall and a rear wall,connections between said walls along the end and bottom edges of theenvelope, said envelope being open at the top for the reception of theglare shield and forming therewith pockets between said front wall andsaid glare shield and between said rear wall and said glare'shield, anelastic bandencircling said envelope at the upper edge thereof andsecured to said front and rear walls, said band'l serving to close saidpockets and to retain within said pockets articles placed therein,

Vand attaching means for attaching the envelope to said glare shield.

4. An article holder for application to a glare l 5. An article holderfor application to a glare shield, said holder comprising an envelopeopen, at the top for the reception oi the glare shield,v attaching meansfor attaching the envelope to the glare shield disposed within" said evelope, said attaching means'being secured to s id envelope upon theinterior thereof.

6. An article holder for application to a glare shield, said holdercomprising an envelope open at the top for the reception of the glareshield, attaching means for attaching the envelope to the glare shield,said attaching means comprising an elastic strap encircling said glareshield and disposed within said envelope, said strap being secured tosaid envelope u'pon the interior thereof.

7. An article holder for application to a glare shield, said holdercomprising an elongated envelope having a front wall and a rear wall,connections between said Walls along the end and bottom edges of theenvelope,'said envelope being open at the top for the reception of theglare shield and forming therewith pockets between said walls and saidglare shield, an elastic band encircling said envelope at the upper edgethereof and secured to said front and rear Walls, said band serving toclose said pockets and to retain therein articles placed Within thesame, and attaching means for attaching the envelope to the glareshield, said attaching means comprising an elastic strap encircling saidglare shield and disposedwithin said envelope, said strap being securedto said envelope upon the interior thereof. KENNETH LYLE HANSON.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 823,930 CoakleyJune 19, 1906 2,048,105 Cobbs July 21, 1936

